Maxime D.-Pomerleau

Maxime D.-Pomerleau studies Cinema and communications and Theatrical production in college before moving to Montreal in 2005, to receive a Bachelor's Degree in Cultural Animation and Research. She breaks through in 2013 with Batwheel (2013), short film co-scripted with director Jessy Poulin. She then plays the lead female role in short film Take Me (2014) by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette and André Turpin. She represented this film in more than 10 international film festivals since 2014 (TIFF14, Pacific Meridian in Vladivostock 2014, Sundance 2015, Festival REGARD 2015, Look&Roll 2016, Filmfest Dresden 2017). In 2017, she plays the lead role of Wheels, in the TV series Fubar Age of Computer (2017), directed by Michael Dowse. In 2017 she develops her first projects in filmmaking, exploring the form of documentary. A freelance journalist since 2007, Maxime is also a radio host, TV columnist, and blogger, mostly covering the local art scene, and supporting access to culture. She occasionally collaborates with mainstream media on issues regarding people with disabilities. Maxime is a professional dancer for Montreal-based company Corpuscule Danse, and also performs in independent projects, working with local and international choreographers. She has been part of six productions since her start in 2014, performing in festivals such as Festival TransAmériques and Montréal Complètement Cirque. In 2016, with French choreographer and director Aude Vuillemin, they shoot short film Je marche, an experimental dance video, soon to be released. On November 1st, 2017, she receives the LOJIQ Culture Prize, awarded to emerging artists whose recent work contributed to Quebec's international influence in arts and culture. Maxime D.-Pomerleau lives with McCune-Albright syndrome, a rare genetic disease affecting bone density and endocrine system.